Tapping Into the 5 Senses to Support Students with Disabilities (and all students!)

URL: https://www.edutopia.org/article/incorporating-five-senses-classroom

Our ability to smell, taste, hear, touch, and see plays an essential part in our everyday lives. These senses help us interpret thoughts and feelings about our surrounding environment and contribute to well-being. In the classroom, when students understand how to address each sense, they are more aware of what’s happening around them and within their body and mind.

The article describes 8 strategies to incorporate senses into the classroom and sites this article, Sensory Strategies to Support the Mental Health of Students with Special Education Needs (PDF), that explains universal strategies for sensory and movement activities can help promote learning and well-being for all students.